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Over 300 mln Chinese applied for the digital social security card

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China Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine taken by about a million people

Nearly one million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) through the country's emergency us

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Antitrust rules for online platforms guarantee fairness in marketplace

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ByteDance asks federal appeals court to vacate U.S. order forcing it to sell TikTok

In a new filing, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance asked the federal appeals court to vacate the United States government order forcing it to sell the app’s American operations.President Donald Trump

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PBOC: Digital RMB and banknotes will coexist for long

China's official app for the digital yuan is seen on a mobile phone next to 100-yuan banknotes in this illustration picture taken on October 16, 2020. /Reuters China's digital currency and phy

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U.S. judge blocks govt motion on WeChat app store ban

A U.S. judge from the District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday denied the government's motion to stay the preliminary injunction on banning WeChat, a messaging, social medi

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China adopts law on export control protecting national security

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S container ships sit moored next to gantry cranes at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in this aerial photograph taken in Shanghai, China, March 23, 2020. /VCG China's top legi

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Australian media praises 'extraordinary mobilization' of Qingdao

On a report focused on the fight against COVID-19 in east China's Qingdao City, The Australian praised the "extraordinary mobilization of national resources" to manage the outbreak in the city."Chine

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U.S. judge 'not inclined' to reverse decision on WeChat app store ban

A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday said she was "not inclined" to reverse her decision blocking the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering WeChat for down

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U.S. government appeals judge's ruling to block WeChat app store ban

The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken on August 7, 2020. /Reuters The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it was appealing a judge's decision

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Apple removes two RSS feed readers from China App Store

It looks like Apple is scouring its Chinese App Store for any remaining services that may not sit well with Chinese censors. Two RSS reader apps, Reeder and Fiery Feeds, said this week that their iOS

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Judge set to rule on TikTok U.S. app store ban on Sunday

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said he plans to decide later on Sunday whether to block a Trump administration order banning downloads of short-video sharing app TikTok in U.S. app stores.Nichol

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Judge says U.S. must defend or delay TikTok app store ban by Friday

The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. /Reuters A U.S. judge said Thursday the Trump administration must eithe

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Hangzhou 2022 unveils pictograms for 19th Asian Games

The Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) on Tuesday unveiled pictograms for the 2022 games, and initiated a global appeal for the slogan of volunteers.Acco

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Daily Crunch: Microsoft launches Azure Communication Services

Microsoft takes on Twilio, Google launches a work-tracking tool and Mirakl raises $300 million. This is your Daily Crunch for September 22, 2020.The big story: Microsoft launches Azure Communication S

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U.S. judge halts order to remove WeChat from app stores

A U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the U.S. Commerce Department from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday.U.S. Magist

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Tencent seeks 'long-term solution' to U.S. WeChat ban

The logo of Tencent is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services, September 6, 2020, Beijing. /VCG WeChat developer Tencent on Sunday said the application may not be able